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Study: Fair vaccine sharing could save 2.7m lives in next pandemic

NUS-Lancet commission models equitable distribution by population, though deaths would rise in wealthy nations.

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What to know

  • A new NUS-Lancet commission study modelling a hypothetical flu pandemic found equitable vaccine distribution by population could save 2.7 million additional lives globally compared to current purchasing-power-based approaches.
  • The trade-off: high-income countries would see deaths rise from 2.4 million to 3.9 million under equitable distribution, making the policy politically challenging for wealthy nations.
  • The commission calls for society-wide pandemic preparedness that addresses systemic weaknesses (housing, identity documentation, language access) that leave vulnerable communities at greater risk.
  • The report is being released ahead of a UN High Level Meeting on pandemic preparedness in New York on 26 September.

“A person living in a crowded apartment cannot socially isolate, a person with no identity papers cannot access a government payment, and a person who doesn't speak the dominant language cannot understand health advice.”

Professor Helena Legido-Quigley, Co-chair, NUS-Lancet Prime commission · The Guardian ↗ · Sep 20

Helen Clark Co-chair, NUS-Lancet Prime commissionProfessor Helena Legido-Quigley Co-chair, NUS-Lancet Prime commission; Imperial College LondonDr Githinji Gitahi Global CEO, Amref Health AfricaNUS-Lancet Prime Commission Research body on pandemic preparedness

Study: Fair vaccine sharing could save 2.7m lives in next pandemic
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Sep 22yesterdaynow · 2:07 AM ET
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    Amref Health Africa CEO calls findings 'compelling and deeply sobering'

    Dr Githinji Gitahi, global CEO of Amref Health Africa, responded to the modelling results, referencing how countries on the African continent had been at the back of the queue for Covid vaccines.

    “described the modelling results as 'both compelling and deeply sobering'”
    — Dr Githinji Gitahi, global CEO of Amref Health Africa
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    NUS-Lancet commission releases pandemic vaccine-sharing modelling study

    The commission released research modelling a hypothetical flu pandemic, finding that fast-tracking vaccine development could cut deaths from 58.5 million to 23.9 million, and equitable distribution by population could save an additional 2.7 million lives globally—though deaths in high-income countries would rise from 2.4 million to 3.9 million.

    “Cooperation and solidarity saves the lives of essential first responders, including the health workers who can help stop a pandemic.”
    — Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand and co-chair of the commission
  3. background

    NUS-Lancet Prime commission established — The National University of Singapore and The Lancet created the commission with 41 experts from health, finance, planning and community sectors to examine pandemic preparedness.

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